堵 dǔ wall
wall; to block; to block up; measure word for walls
怎么记住“堵”: 土 earth + 者 one who = wall. The farmer mixes earth with straw while the one who knows old houses best shows him how to build a proper wall.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
堵 = 土 earth + 者 one who
- 土 earth meaning
- 者 one who sound
The farmer mixes earth with straw while the one who knows old houses best shows him how to build a proper wall.
How it came to be
Earth gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- 'To block up, be blocked' and by extension a stifled feeling. 堵车 (dǔchē) = traffic jam: 路上堵车了 (lù shàng dǔchē le) there's a traffic jam.
- 堵 the road/pipe = clog it (堵塞 dǔsè); emotionally 心里堵 (xīnli dǔ) = feeling stifled/upset.
- Also a measure word for walls: 一堵墙 (yì dǔ qiáng) a wall.
含“堵”的词语
例句
- 高速公路上堵车了。 Gāosù gōnglù shàng dǔchē le.There's a traffic jam on the highway.